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Shocked by Sharon Osbourne's appearance

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Crystalineknowledge · 12/04/2024 20:08

I recently saw a photo of her- she looks ill and aged. Apparently down to Ozempic - she hasn’t been able to put weight on since she stopped taking it. A shame as she was an attractive woman

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LighthouseTheme · 12/04/2024 22:15

She has done interviews about what has happened due to the Ozempic, and I suppose the plastic surgery was before that. From some angles she does look to have the facial features of a seriously underweight person - but having been there myself, my face didn't get like that - I have read that there can be changes to the face as well due to Ozempic.
God, what we put ourselves through.

Devonshiregal · 12/04/2024 22:09

Planesmistakenforstars · 12/04/2024 20:21

She's seventy fucking one years old, will this judgement of women's appearance and how fat (or not) or old they look ever end?

Oh come on the women doesn’t look like a “seventy one year old” and that’s why the judgement. She looks like she’s self inflicted a bunch of work and bizarre diet shit on herself and as this is a chat board people are commenting. Nothing to do with sexism/ageism/whatever

soupfiend · 12/04/2024 22:05

I hope I look that good when Im 70

(reader - I wont)

Another weight loss injection bashing thread. Usually its because users 'pile it back on' once they've finished taking it, funny how the story changes now.

Bbq1 · 12/04/2024 22:01

Crystalineknowledge · 12/04/2024 21:48

I also find it scary she apparently can’t put the weight back on - what does it do to your long term health. It’s not about her age for me, it’s about the dramatic change in her appearance which she herself puts down to Ozempic rather than illness.

She’s out there in the public eye passing comment on others, so I have no issue giving my opinion on her.

Yes, I've read that she can't put the weight back on which must be scary. She was only 10st1lb when she began taking the drug.

Boombatty · 12/04/2024 21:55

ButteryBiscuitVase · 12/04/2024 21:49

She survived stage 4 bowel cancer and still healthy enough to take Ozempic at 70. She's basically a walking miracle.

It was stage 3. She was diagnosed at 49 and as a fellow cancer survivor it's really encouraging that it hasn't come back in 22 years.

StMarieforme · 12/04/2024 21:55

Sunquest · 12/04/2024 21:05

She's a perfect example of why taking weight loss drugs is a bad idea.

Ozempic Face is a coming side effect, well documented.

StMarieforme · 12/04/2024 21:54

calligraphee · 12/04/2024 20:47

I find this type of discussion of people's appearance unpleasant.

She's allowed to do as she pleases.

Focus on your own faces if you have nothing better to think about.

Of course she is. But when what you have done makes you look very ill, people will pass comment.

StMarieforme · 12/04/2024 21:53

Boombatty · 12/04/2024 20:25

No one's judging a 71yo for looking old. They're judging her for plastic surgery and taking drugs for weight loss. It's hard to look at her and not feel shocked, and I guess sad at how she has obviously felt she needed to keep up with an unreachable LA/celebrity standard.

Totally agree

HelloMiss · 12/04/2024 21:50

Yes @MissingMoominMamma that's my point!

ButteryBiscuitVase · 12/04/2024 21:49

She survived stage 4 bowel cancer and still healthy enough to take Ozempic at 70. She's basically a walking miracle.

Crystalineknowledge · 12/04/2024 21:48

I also find it scary she apparently can’t put the weight back on - what does it do to your long term health. It’s not about her age for me, it’s about the dramatic change in her appearance which she herself puts down to Ozempic rather than illness.

She’s out there in the public eye passing comment on others, so I have no issue giving my opinion on her.

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DrJoanAllenby · 12/04/2024 21:45

She was overweight when she was a young woman and has told of how unhappy it made her.

Modern times and vast wealth have enabled her to lose weight not through diet and exercise but by surgery and drugs.

In her mind there is no such thing as being too thin.

SabreIsMyFave · 12/04/2024 21:41

100% with you @Crystalineknowledge and ignore the posters berating you... People are entitled to their opinion. FFS are posters NEVER allowed to say a single non-positive thing about any female celebrity - ever?! Get a grip! Hmm Sharon Osborne did look quite bizarre on CBB this year.., I am not sure why she feels the need to keep having things done to her face, and it's such a shame to see her like this.

If you watch old X Factor footage from 10-15 years ago, she looked so much better, and looked quite nice. Her being 71 has sod-all to do with how she looks now. Most women in their 70s look nothing like this. How breathtakingly offensive to suggest 'well - this is a normal look for a 71 year old woman!' Have a word with yourselves! Hmm

Angeliquesleep · 12/04/2024 21:40

DuckDuckNo · 12/04/2024 21:09

Ozempic does seem to have a strange effect on a person's face - I don't see the same when someone loses weight the old fashioned way.

It's the speed, I think. I have had eating issues before and lost weight at a stone+ per month a few times, so a similar speed to Ozempic. If I lose weight at that speed, it has an odd effect on my face for a few months after. Even if I maintain the weight loss, my body fat sort of migrates and refills my face and arse a little eventually, but can look gaunt until then.

SabreIsMyFave · 12/04/2024 21:40

@Boombatty · Today 20:25

No one's judging a 71yo for looking old. They're judging her for plastic surgery and taking drugs for weight loss. It's hard to look at her and not feel shocked, and I guess sad at how she has obviously felt she needed to keep up with an unreachable LA/celebrity standard.

This. ^

Acapulco12 · 12/04/2024 21:38

Boombatty · 12/04/2024 20:25

No one's judging a 71yo for looking old. They're judging her for plastic surgery and taking drugs for weight loss. It's hard to look at her and not feel shocked, and I guess sad at how she has obviously felt she needed to keep up with an unreachable LA/celebrity standard.

Why should she be judged for it though?? She’s damned if she does, damned if she’s doesn’t. As are most women, to be honest. Although, luckily, most of us aren’t famous enough to be in the public eye and judged constantly by complete strangers. The more I think about this, the more I think: either we hold men to this exact same horrible standard or we lay off judging everyone entirely.

Sunquest · 12/04/2024 21:37

tennesseewhiskey1 · 12/04/2024 21:32

Ffs have you nothing better to do in life than to drag her down? Are you bored?? Do you know her? Perhaps she’s been poorly?

She's not been poorly. She's admitted taking Ozempic and taking it too far.

misssunshine4040 · 12/04/2024 21:37

LocalHobo · 12/04/2024 21:30

Brenda Blethyn is a perfect looking woman in her 70's. Obviously this is my opinion, but I wonder why SO would try to look the way she does when embracing our age must be so much more empowering.

Brenda is overweight though. She looks really heavy when you see the full picture which is just as unhealthy as being underweight surely.

Sharon looks fine for her 70's

MaryFuckingFerguson · 12/04/2024 21:35

Who cares? She doesn’t look like your average 70 something woman, but she looks like I presume she wants to look.

Like a lot of celebrities, she looks neither young nor old. Good luck to them.

MissingMoominMamma · 12/04/2024 21:32

HelloMiss · 12/04/2024 21:31

How nasty

Shame as she WAS an attractive woman....she's 70+, leave her looks alone

You can still be attractive at 70+ though… can’t you?

tennesseewhiskey1 · 12/04/2024 21:32

Ffs have you nothing better to do in life than to drag her down? Are you bored?? Do you know her? Perhaps she’s been poorly?

HelloMiss · 12/04/2024 21:31

Crystalineknowledge · 12/04/2024 20:08

I recently saw a photo of her- she looks ill and aged. Apparently down to Ozempic - she hasn’t been able to put weight on since she stopped taking it. A shame as she was an attractive woman

How nasty

Shame as she WAS an attractive woman....she's 70+, leave her looks alone

LocalHobo · 12/04/2024 21:30

Brenda Blethyn is a perfect looking woman in her 70's. Obviously this is my opinion, but I wonder why SO would try to look the way she does when embracing our age must be so much more empowering.

Shocked by Sharon Osbourne's appearance
Growlybear83 · 12/04/2024 21:19

I think she actually looks really good in that video, and definitely nowhere near her age.

DuckDuckNo · 12/04/2024 21:09

Sunquest · 12/04/2024 21:05

She's a perfect example of why taking weight loss drugs is a bad idea.

Ozempic does seem to have a strange effect on a person's face - I don't see the same when someone loses weight the old fashioned way.

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